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Trump reading out of Middle East autocrats' playbookEditor's note: Sarah El Sirgany is a senior planning editor for CNN, based in Abu Dhabi. She covered the uprising and political upheaval in her home country Egypt, along with other political news and conflict in the Middle East. Gul Tuysuz is a senior producer for CNN based in Istanbul. She has cove....

Covid-19 problem requires global solution: PMISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan reiterated on Thursday that the Covid-19 pandemic was a global problem that required a global solution, urging the developed world to "put their minds together".
"If developed countries put their minds together and treat this as a global situation, I think we....

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Covid-19 is a global problem, requires global solution, reiterates PM ImranPrime Minister Imran Khan on Thursday reiterated that Covid-19 pandemic is a global problem that requires a global solution, urging the developed world to "put their minds together".
The premier was addressing a virtual United Nations event on Financing for Development in the Covid-19 era and Bey....

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Fake News Is Flaring Up in the GulfNearly three years have passed since Bahrain, Egypt, Saudi Arabia and the United Arab Emirates imposed a blockade on Qatar.
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Egypt's doctors criticize government over virus 'negligence'CAIRO (AP) — Egypt's medical union on Monday blamed the government for increasing levels of coronavirus infections and deaths among healthcare professionals, its sharpest criticism yet of the country's handling of the pandemic.
Citing growing frustration over a lack of protective equipment, tes....

Ethiopia, Egypt, Sudan will resume talks on disputed damThree African countries have signaled their readiness to resume negotiations on a controversial dam that will be the continent's largest. The move by Ethiopia, Egypt and Sudan came after Ethiopian Prime Minister Abiy Ahmed said Thursday his country is ready to return to talks.....

Oxfam to close 18 offices worldwide as virus drains financesLONDON (AP) — Oxfam International, one of the world's leading aid agencies, will severely curtail its work because of the financial strain caused by the coronavirus pandemic, including the closure of operations in 18 countries at the potential cost of 1,450 jobs.
The organization, which current....

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PM makes a strong case for debt relief at WEFISLAMABAD: Prime Minister Imran Khan on Wednesday said a large number of developing countries did not have fiscal space to deal with the economic fallout of the Covid-19 outbreak and called for debt relief to deal with the situation.
Addressing the "Covid Action Platform" hosted by the World Ec....

Egypt uses virus to renew detentions of hundredsEgypt's security and judicial authorities have been using the coronavirus pandemic to renew pre-trial detentions of hundreds of people since mid-March, further depriving many of due process, an international rights group said Monday.....

Egypt tightens coronavirus restrictions for Eid holidayEgypt will bring forward the start of its curfew by four hours to 5pm and halt public transport during the six-day Eid holiday from May 24 as it seeks to curb the spread of the new coronavirus, the prime minister said Sunday.....

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Ubisoft makes Assassin's Creed's educational 'Discovery Tours' freeUbisoft today announced it's giving away two games to help get us through the pandemic. More specifically, it's giving away the Discovery Tours, two educational offshoots of its Assassin's Creed series that depict Ancient Greece or Ancient Egypt. If you've got kids to educate — or heck, if you w....

Ubisoft just made 2x kid-friendly Assassin's Creed games freeAs part of the gaming “Play Apart Together” campaign going on here in the summer of global pandemic, Ubisoft’s giving away a couple games. They’re releasing Discovery Tour: Ancient Greece, and Discovery Tour: Ancient Egypt, both for free, in a window one week long. Where Assa....

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Paphos looks to Egypt to establish direct flightsPaphos is looking to Alexandria to establish a direct link between the two cities and has approached low-cost carrier Ryanair, according to an announcement by the municipality. "A teleconference to get acquainted, and substantive conversation for the further development of relations between the twin....

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Pakistan retains emerging market statusKARACHI: Pakistan managed to hold on to its position in the MSCI Emerging Market, belying fears of a downgrade to the 'Frontier Market' category. The May 2020 semi-annual index review was announced past dawn on Wednesday. It would be effective from June 1.
Pakistan currently has three constituent....

Turkish foreign ministry accuses FMs of seeking regional chaosThe Turkish foreign ministry has rebuffed accusations made on Monday by Foreign Minister Nicos Christodoulides along with the foreign ministers of Greece, France, Egypt and the United Arab Emirates (UAE), clling them hypocritical. The five foreign ministers, who held a joint teleconference on Monday....

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IMF approves $2.77-billion emergency virus loan for EgyptWASHINGTON, USA – The International Monetary Fund (IMF) board approved $2.77 billion in emergency aid for Egypt on Monday, May 11, to help the country deal with the impact of the coronavirus pandemic , but said the government will need more financial help.
The country had seen .......

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IMF approves $2.77 bln in emergency pandemic aid for EgyptThe International Monetary Fund's executive board approved Egypt's request for $2.77 billion in emergency financing Monday to help the Egyptian government meet urgent budget needs related to the new coronavirus pandemic, the Fund said.....

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Ramy Youssef Goes Undercover on Reddit, YouTube and TwitterOn this episode of Actually Me, Ramy Youssef goes undercover on the Internet and responds to real comments from YouTube, Reddit, Twitter, Instagram, Wikipedia and IMDb. Is his show the best show about New Jersey since The Sopranos? Does his show accurately depict an Egypt-American family?....

'What's the point of staying?': Gulf faces expatriate exodusA popular Saudi talk show host told private businesses this week it was their national duty to lay off foreign rather than local employees, warning that the dominance of Saudi Arabia's workforce by expatriates was a "real danger".
Khaled al-Oqaily's comments on his daily TV show encapsulated the ....

More than 130 S. Koreans leave Egypt on chartered flightMore than 130 South Koreans in Egypt left for Seoul on a chartered flight Tuesday in the latest evacuation of South Koreans from foreign countries over the coronavirus pandemic. The plane carrying 133 South Koreans and six foreigners departed Cairo....

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